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Description of Alternatives DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Appendix E Description of Alternatives Chicago Red Line Extension Project Description of Alternatives October 31, 2012 Updated July 29, 2015 Prepared for: Chicago Transit Authority 567 W. Lake Street Chicago, IL 60661 Prepared by: 125 S. Wacker Drive Suite 600 Chicago, IL 60606 DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES Table of Contents Section 1 Background Information ............................................................................. 1-1 Section 2 No Build Alternative ................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 2-3 2.2 Stations .................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3 Yard ......................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.4 Operating Plan ......................................................................................................... 2-3 Section 3 BRT Alternative ......................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Stops and Parking .................................................................................................... 3-3 3.3 Yard ......................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.4 Operating Plan ......................................................................................................... 3-4 Section 4 UPRR Rail Alternative ................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 4-3 4.2 Stations and Parking ................................................................................................ 4-6 4.3 120th Street Yard and Shop ................................................................................... 4-12 4.4 Operating Plan ....................................................................................................... 4-12 Section 5 Halsted Rail Alternative .............................................................................. 5-1 5.1 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 5-1 5.2 Stations and Parking ................................................................................................ 5-5 5.3 119th Street Yard and Shop ..................................................................................... 5-6 5.4 Operating Plan ......................................................................................................... 5-6 Section 6 Additional Resources ................................................................................. 6-1 Appendices Appendix A - 2014–2015 Red Line Extension Project Update i DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES Figures Figure 1-2: RLE Project Alternatives.................................................................................. 1-3 Figure 2-1: No Build Alternative ......................................................................................... 2-2 Figure 3-1: BRT Alternative ............................................................................................... 3-2 Figure 4-1: UPRR Rail Alternative Options ........................................................................ 4-2 Figure 4-2: UPRR Rail Alternative typical span cross section ............................................ 4-4 Figure 4-3: UPRR Rail Alternative ROW Option Typical Cross Section ............................. 4-5 Figure 4-4: UPRR Rail Alternative East Option Typical Cross Section ............................... 4-6 Figure 4-5: Example Rendering of the UPRR Rail Alternative Elevated Structure at the Proposed 103rd Street Station ..................................................................... 4-8 Figure 4-6: Station Area Showing South and West Station Options ................................. 4-10 Figure 5-1: Halsted Rail Alternative ................................................................................... 5-2 Figure 5-2: Halsted Rail Alternative Typical Hammerhead Cross Section .......................... 5-3 Figure 5-3: Halsted Rail Alternative Typical Straddle Bent Cross Section .......................... 5-3 Tables Table 2-1: Northbound Travel Times for No Build Alternative ............................................ 2-3 Table 2-2: 2010–2015 CMAP TIP Projects in the Project Area; Projects Assumed in No Build Alternative ............................................................................................... 2-4 Table 3-1: BRT Alternative Street Summary ...................................................................... 3-1 Table 3-2: BRT Alternative Park & Ride Facility Parking Spaces ....................................... 3-3 Table 3-3: Northbound Travel Times for BRT Alternative .................................................. 3-5 Table 4-1: UPRR Rail Alternative Span Widths at Viaducts ............................................... 4-3 Table 4-2: UPRR Rail Alternative Park & Ride Faciliy Parking Spaces .............................. 4-7 Table 4-3: UPRR Rail Alternative and Existing Northbound Red Line Weekday Service Characteristics ........................................................................................ 4-13 Table 4-4: Northbound Red Line Travel Times for UPRR Rail Alternative ....................... 4-14 Table 4-5: Proposed Bus Route Changes for UPRR Rail Alternative ............................... 4-14 Table 5-1: Halsted Rail Span Widths at Viaducts ............................................................... 5-3 Table 5-2: Halsted Rail Alternative Park & Ride Facility Parking Spaces ........................... 5-5 Table 5-3: Proposed Bus Route Changes for Halsted Rail Alternative ............................... 5-7 ii DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES Abbreviations AREMA American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association BRT Bus Rapid Transit CDOT Chicago Department of Transportation CMAP Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning CN Canadian National CTA Chicago Transit Authority EIS Environmental Impact Statement IDOT Illinois Department of Transportation MWRD Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NICTD/CSS & SBRR Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad RLE Red Line Extension ROW Right-of-Way TIP Transportation Improvement Program UPRR Union Pacific Railroad iii DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES Section 1 Background Information The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is proposing to extend the Red Line from the 95th Street station to the vicinity of 130th Street, subject to the availability of funding. The proposed Red Line Extension (RLE) would include four stops. Each stop would include bus transfer and parking facilities. This project is one part of the Red Ahead Program to extend and enhance the entire Red Line. The project area is 11 miles south of the Chicago central business district (commonly referred to as the Loop) and encompasses approximately 20 square miles. The boundaries of the project area are 95th Street on the north, Ashland Avenue on the west, Stony Island Avenue on the east, and the Calumet-Sag Channel/Little Calumet River and 134th Street on the south. The I-57 Expressway and I-94 Bishop Ford Freeway cross the western and eastern edges of the project area, respectively. Lake Calumet is in the eastern portion of the project area. Figure 1-1 shows the project area. The project area encompasses parts of nine community areas in the City of Chicago and the eastern section of the Village of Calumet Park. Chicago community areas include Beverly, Washington Heights, Roseland, Morgan Park, Pullman, West Pullman, Riverdale, and South Deering. The project area comprises residential (primarily single family), industrial (both existing and vacant), transportation (including freight), and commercial development. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will focus on the following alternatives that emerged from the Alternatives Analysis and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping process, which are shown in Figure 1-2: No Build Alternative Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Alternative Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Rail Alternative o Right-of-Way (ROW) Option o East Option o West Option Halsted Rail Alternative 1-1 DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES Figure 1-1: RLE Project Area 1-2 DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES Figure 1-2: RLE Project Alternatives 1-3 DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES This technical memorandum defines the four different alternatives (note: one alternative has three options) to be evaluated in the Draft EIS for potential environmental, economic, and social impacts. Each alternative will be described based on infrastructure improvements, stations, and operating plans. Additional Information about the RLE Project The Dan Ryan branch of the Red Line (Cermak-Chinatown station to 95th Street station) opened for service in September 1969. In late 2006, CTA initiated an Alternatives Analysis study to identify and evaluate potential major fixed guideway transit solutions in the project
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